we used to call him a raider and he went after weak companies. now he's a shareholder activist. big difference. >> what's the deal with apple. why is it such a rich target. >> bankrupters go where the money is. instead of going after weaker companies they are going after wealthier ones. that's where holding a lot of money on their books, $2 trillion worth of cash on american corporate books and guys like karl icahn think that money should be in their hands. >> he says tim cook is doing a good job with the business. whether he does what i want or not but apple is not a bank. willie he's trying to shake the money tree. >> for people who know the name but don't know that much about karl icahn, why is he the most important investor in america? >> he's actually the richest man on weekend. he's had an astonishing year, extraordinary for most in the financial class. he's doing this with apple very carefully. he's not unhappy with management. and the shares dropped yesterday. it's an attempt for him to increase his influence in that want company as he's done with chesapeake energy or tr